| A microworld in Triassic amber. | |
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PMID: 17167469 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Amber provides an effective medium for conservation of soft-bodied microorganisms, but finds older than 135 million years are very rare and have not so far contained any microbial inclusions. Here we describe 220-million-year-old droplets of amber containing bacteria, fungi, algae and protozoans that are assignable to extant genera. These inclusions provide insight into the evolution and palaeoecology of Lower Mesozoic microorganisms: it seems that the basal levels of food webs of terrestrial communities (biocoenoses) have undergone little or no morphological change from the Triassic to the Recent. |
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Authors:
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Alexander R Schmidt; Eugenio Ragazzi; Olimpia Coppellotti; Guido Roghi |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Nature Volume: 444 ISSN: 1476-4687 ISO Abbreviation: Nature Publication Date: 2006 Dec |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2006-12-14 Completed Date: 2007-01-11 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0410462 Medline TA: Nature Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 835 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Museum für Naturkunde der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, 10115 Berlin, Germany. alexander.schmidt@museum.hu-berlin.de |
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| MeSH Terms | |
Descriptor/Qualifier:
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Algae
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isolation & purification Amber* Animals Bacteria / isolation & purification Biodiversity* Fossils* Fungi / isolation & purification Microbiology* Time Factors |
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0/Amber |
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